Steve Metzger | EVP, CAO and General Counsel |
Mel Payne | Chairman and CEO |
Ben Brink | EVP and CFO |
Carlos Quezada | EVP and COO |
Alex Paris | Barrington Research |
Liam Burke | B. Riley |
Chris McGinnis | Sidoti & Company |
George Kelly | Roth Capital Partners |
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Carriage Services Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Results Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. Steve Metzger, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel.